Top Law News Apex court’s anti-gay verdict misjudgement, say celebs December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Celebrities like Madhur Bhandarkar, Kunal Kohli and Shruti Haasan have strongly disapproved of the Supreme Court’s verdict that holds same-gender consensual sex as an offence. The verdict, they feel, has pushed people to the dinosaur era. The Supreme Court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhayay, Wednesday setting aside the Delhi High Court […] Read more » anti-gay verdict Delhi High Court verdict of 2009 Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhayay national news news Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code Section 377 of the IPC Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Tejpal sent to judicial custody for 12 days December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tehelka founder and former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused of sexually assaulting his female colleague, was on Wednesday sent to 12-day judicial custody by a court in Goa. The court also ordered to lodge him in a separate cell in prison for two days and said it will decide later on security to […] Read more » national news news Tehelka founder and former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Homosexuality is an offence: SC December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the decision of the Delhi high court, which had in 2009 decriminalised sexual relation between persons belonging to same sex. The apex court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code that makes anal sex a punishable offence. LGBT activists, whose sexual relationships had been […] Read more » All India Muslim Personal Law Board BJP leader B P Singhal HC verdict Homosexuality is an offence Justices G.S Singhvi national news news S J Mukhopadhaya Section 377 of Indian Penal Code Supreme Court Top news top news of the day Utkal Christian Council and Apostolic Churches Alliance
Top Law News Centre, states must respect human rights panels: Somnath December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Tuesday urged central and state governments to show respect to recommendations of human rights commissions, saying the main purpose of forming such panels would be defeated if their recommendations were ignored. “I feel, conceding to the governments the authority to ignore or defy the commission’s decisions or directions as […] Read more » Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Human Rights Act 1993 national news news recommendations of human rights commissions Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Former Reebok India MD summoned in defamation case December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has summoned a former managing director of Reebok India Company in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Germany-based Adidas AG. Considering “prima facie” that Subhinder Singh Prem, who headed Reebok India — a subsidiary of Adidas AG, had made defamatory remarks against Adidas AG, metropolitan magistrate Navita Kumari issued summons against him […] Read more » Adidas India Marketing Pvt Ltd AIMPL former managing director of Reebok metropolitan magistrate Navita Kumari national news news Subhinder Singh Prem Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Reduce train speed in forests to protect elephants: SC December 11, 2013 / December 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the railways to take steps for reducing speed of trains passing through reserve forests so as to save elephants who die after being hit by the fast-moving trains. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak Misra also asked the railways to explore restricting the movement of trains including […] Read more » counsel Sanjeev Panigrahi Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan national news news petitioner Shakti Prasad Nayak Siliguri-Falakata route Supreme Court Top news top news of the day
Top Law News Three killed in US shooting November 7, 2013 / November 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three people were killed and six others injured in a shooting at a barber shop in Detroit in the US. Detroit Police Chief James Craig told the media that all the victims were male but he disclosed no age or name, Xinhua reported. Police said the shooting happened at about 6 pm at the shop […] Read more » Detroit Police Chief James Craig national news news Three killed in US shooting todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Uttar Pradesh gets new advocate general November 7, 2013 / November 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government late Wednesday appointed V.C. Mishra, 83, as the new advocate general, an official said. Governor B.L. Joshi approved Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s recommendation of appointing him, and also accepted the resignation of S.P. Gupta for the post. A notification of the appointment was issued. Gupta had earlier quit citing personal reasons, […] Read more » advocate general V.C. Mishra chief minister Akhilesh Yadav Governor B.L. Joshi national news news Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News South Africa against trial of sitting leaders November 7, 2013 / November 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment South African President Jacob Zuma said Wednesday that sitting African heads of state should not stand trial. “What we are guarding against is the situation where countries that had moved to a semblance of stability suddenly regress due to a vacuum that would be created when leaders are taken away to stand trial,” Xinhua quoted […] Read more » African Union AU Charter on Good Democracy ICC International Criminal Court Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta national news news South African President Jacob Zuma todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News NHRC chairman favours health as fundamental right November 7, 2013 / November 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Human Rights Commission chairman KG Balakrishnan on Wednesday advocated for the inclusion of the right to health in the list of fundamental rights. “Making the right to health a fundamental right in the constitution would be an important way forward in improving the overall health services scenario and providing universal healthcare in the country,” […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission national news news NHRC NHRC chairman KG Balakrishnan todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Bill drafted to regulate placement agencies, HC told November 7, 2013 / November 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city police Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that the Delhi Private Placement Agencies (Regulation) Bill has been drafted to regulate placement agencies here. The government filed a status report before the court that 1,754 placement agencies have been registered under the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act. It told the division bench of Chief […] Read more » Chief Justice N.V. Ramana Delhi High Court Delhi Private Placement Agencies Bill Delhi Shops and Establishments Act Justice Manmohan national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Order reserved on charges in cash-for-vote scam November 7, 2013 / November 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its order on framing of charges in the 2008 cash-for-vote-scam involving former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and two BJP MPs. Special Judge Narottam Kaushal reserved for October 19 order on framing of charges “October 19 for orders,” the judge said. During the arguments on framing of charges, Amar […] Read more » 2008 cash-for-vote-scam case 2008 Lok Sabha trust vote Amar Singh Cash-for-vote scam national news news Parliamentary inquiry committee Prevention of Corruption Act todays news todays top news Top news UPA-I
